thewanderingbackpack@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhen did it become unacceptable for white actors to play characters of different races (e.g, black face, yellow face, etc)?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19message-squareWhen did it become unacceptable for white actors to play characters of different races (e.g, black face, yellow face, etc)?thewanderingbackpack@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI think watching the documentary Ethnic Notions is really useful in understanding why blackface is uniquely messed up, and was invented as a tool of oppression.
I think watching the documentary Ethnic Notions is really useful in understanding why blackface is uniquely messed up, and was invented as a tool of oppression.